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Why is only Conan mentioned.


Howard wrote Solomon Kane, Kul, and , Bran Mak Morn who are (save Bran who i'v enot read) great characters and i think should have been mentioned. I mena i know Conan's what he's famous for but drop his other creations some bones.

Timothy Dalton should get an Emmy and bash Sean Connery over the head with it!

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Conan was the character he was writing when he knew Novelyn Price. It doesn't mention Kull, Bran, Solomon, etc because he had abandoned them by that point.

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I'd say further, that it doesn't matter because this movie is targeted at certain people, none of which read adventure tales.

The movie wasn't about Robert E. Howard, it was about Novelyn Price and how she once knew him. He and his characters were supporting cast in this movie.

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